The 1952–53

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was the 10th season of the annual German

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cup competition. The DFB-Pokal was formerly known as ''Tschammer und Osten Pokal'', or ''Tschammerpokal''. It was the first time the cup was held after

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. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds. The competition began on 17 August 1952 and ended on 11 May 1953. In the final

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defeated

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2–1. The replay match between Hamborn and St. Pauli was the first football match in Germany covered live by television.Uwe Bahnsen, Kerstin von Stürmer: "Trümmer - Träume - Tor zur Welt: Die Geschichte Hamburgs von 1945 bis heute", Sutton Verlag GmbH, 2012, Hamburg (Germany)

Matches

First round

Replay

Round of 16

Replays

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

References

External links

Official site of the DFB

Kicker.de

1952–53 results at Fussballdaten.de
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